The French President personally thanked the 3 men for their bravery during a ceremony this morning.

The French President personally thanked the 3 men for their bravery during a ceremony this morning.

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Updated: 9:02 AM PDT Aug 24, 2015

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WEBVTT TEO: THREE SACRAMENTO COUNTY NATIVES RECEIVED FRANCE'S MOST IMPORTANT HONOR TODAY FOR THEIR HEROISM. DEIRDRE: MIKE JOINS US LIVE. MIKE: WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE DEL CAMPO HIGH SCHOOL. IT HAS A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE THWARTED TRAIN ATTACK. THE THREE AMERICANS CREDITED WITH STOPPING THE ATTACK IN EUROPE ALL ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER HERE AT ONE POINT IN TIME. FRENCH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE PRESENTED SPENCER STONE, ALEK SKARLATOS, AND ANTH ANTHONY SLATER WITH THE LEGION OF HONOR. THEY MET IN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA. THEY ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL HERE AT DEL CAMPO. THE FRENCH PRESIDENT SEEMED TO POINT OUT HOW THESE THREE ACTED THE SAME WAY AS THEY GREW UP: TOGETHER. THE SOLIDARITY WHICH ALLOWED YOU, WITHOUT WEAPONS, TO OVERPOWER THIS INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS ARMED TO THE TEETH, AND YOU ARE READY TO DO ANYTHING. YOUR HEROISM SHOULD BE AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL. MIKE: AND A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS HEROIC TRIO. SPENCER STONE IS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE MILITARY. HE WAS THE FIRST TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GUNMAN. HE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS HAND. ALEK SKARLATOS IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN OREGON. HE JUST RETURNED FROM DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN. ANTHONY SADLER IS ATTENDING SACRAMENTO STATE. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY. HE IS THE ONLY ONE CURRENTLY LIVING HERE IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA. IT COULD BE AN INTERESTING RETURN TO SCHOOL TODAY AT THE HOME OF THE COUGARS. A DIRECT CONNECTION WITH THE THREE AMERICAN HEROES RAISED

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The French President personally thanked the 3 men for their bravery during a ceremony this morning.